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... to your insurance agent, but you cannot replace the information stored on your notebook does not already have Computrace Complete installed, contact Gateway at most electronics stores and many department stores. Attach a cable lock to the Kensington lock slot on your notebook. If your ... local law enforcement agencies tracking information and documentation to get subpoenas and search warrants to recover your notebook. A recovery team can buy a cable lock at www.gateway.com/business to purchase the service. 60 This program automatically reports the location of your notebook once a day ...
... to your insurance agent, but you cannot replace the information stored on your notebook does not already have Computrace Complete installed, contact Gateway at most electronics stores and many department stores. Attach a cable lock to the Kensington lock slot on your notebook. If your ... local law enforcement agencies tracking information and documentation to get subpoenas and search warrants to recover your notebook. A recovery team can buy a cable lock at www.gateway.com/business to purchase the service. 60 This program automatically reports the location of your notebook once a day ...
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CHAPTER 6: Traveling with Your Notebook • Consult your insurance company and credit card company to learn about emergency travel assistance if your notebook is lost or damaged. • Take your recovery discs in case you need to install an additional driver or software. Tip You can create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. 86
CHAPTER 6: Traveling with Your Notebook • Consult your insurance company and credit card company to learn about emergency travel assistance if your notebook is lost or damaged. • Take your recovery discs in case you need to install an additional driver or software. Tip You can create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. 86
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www.gateway.com Consider removing the battery from the center to the edge, not around in a circle, using it has a full charge. For instructions, see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" on AC power, remove the battery. This reduces the life of the notebook's software (also ...91 Caution When the battery is in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. Cleaning CDs or DVDs Wipe from your system). However, remember that when you should create a set of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. Recovering your notebook while using a product ...
www.gateway.com Consider removing the battery from the center to the edge, not around in a circle, using it has a full charge. For instructions, see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" on AC power, remove the battery. This reduces the life of the notebook's software (also ...91 Caution When the battery is in the technical support pages at www.gateway.com. Cleaning CDs or DVDs Wipe from your system). However, remember that when you should create a set of software and driver recovery discs as soon as possible. Recovering your notebook while using a product ...
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...on page 92. For instructions on reinstalling software and drivers that did not come pre-installed on page 97. You can perform a partial recovery by recovering the software and device drivers that were pre-installed at the factory, see that product's documentation or support Web site. ...; To re-install your only option for system recovery may be to its factory condition" on page 102. If you created. • To re-install Windows using the Windows DVD, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. 92 To recover software and drivers that ...
...on page 92. For instructions on reinstalling software and drivers that did not come pre-installed on page 97. You can perform a partial recovery by recovering the software and device drivers that were pre-installed at the factory, see that product's documentation or support Web site. ...; To re-install your only option for system recovery may be to its factory condition" on page 102. If you created. • To re-install Windows using the Windows DVD, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. 92 To recover software and drivers that ...
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...However, if you prepare for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. Caution Although you may not be expecting to recover your pre-installed software and drivers using a ...case, you may have shipped with your own set of software and driver recovery discs. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. www.gateway.com Preparing for a complete system recovery. (Your notebook must have a recordable disc drive to create an additional ...
...However, if you prepare for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. Caution Although you may not be expecting to recover your pre-installed software and drivers using a ...case, you may have shipped with your own set of software and driver recovery discs. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. www.gateway.com Preparing for a complete system recovery. (Your notebook must have a recordable disc drive to create an additional ...
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... created, your final disc, then label all of the discs and store them in the upper-right corner to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of which notebook the discs are completed. window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove your notebook names the disc Recovery13 for... 3-disc set of the specified type, click I have enough discs, choose a different disc type, or click Cancel. If you have enough blank discs of recovery discs. 5 If you do not have enough discs, then click Next. If you remove each disc from the drive, use the marker to close it...
... created, your final disc, then label all of the discs and store them in the upper-right corner to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of which notebook the discs are completed. window opens. 8 Click Finish. 9 Remove your notebook names the disc Recovery13 for... 3-disc set of the specified type, click I have enough discs, choose a different disc type, or click Cancel. If you have enough blank discs of recovery discs. 5 If you do not have enough discs, then click Next. If you remove each disc from the drive, use the marker to close it...
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... menu does not contain Gateway Recovery Center as an option, you have created. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. Important If you have recently reinstalled Windows or installed a new hard drive, and your software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. For instructions, see...
... menu does not contain Gateway Recovery Center as an option, you have created. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. Important If you have recently reinstalled Windows or installed a new hard drive, and your software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. For instructions, see...
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CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 2 To recover software that were pre-installed, click Hardware, then click Device driver recovery. 3 Click the software or driver you want to recover, then click Next. 96 OR To recover device drivers that was pre-installed, click Programs, then click Application recovery. -
CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 2 To recover software that were pre-installed, click Hardware, then click Device driver recovery. 3 Click the software or driver you want to recover, then click Next. 96 OR To recover device drivers that was pre-installed, click Programs, then click Application recovery. -
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... does not offer the software or driver you created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file Grc_Vista.exe on the disc.... To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover, try another disc. If an AutoPlay dialog box...
... does not offer the software or driver you created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file Grc_Vista.exe on the disc.... To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you need to recover, try another disc. If an AutoPlay dialog box...
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OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type of recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. 98 CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 2 To recover pre-installed software, click Application recovery, then click the software you have a multiple-disc set of driver you want to recover. 3 Click Next. 4 If the software or driver is not shown on the list and you want to recover. -
OR To recover pre-installed device drivers, click Device driver recovery, then click the type of recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. 98 CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 2 To recover pre-installed software, click Application recovery, then click the software you have a multiple-disc set of driver you want to recover. 3 Click Next. 4 If the software or driver is not shown on the list and you want to recover. -
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...drive and re-install all factory software: 1 If you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. Your notebook restarts. 2 If you can access important files on your hard drive, back them up...password (if any pre-installed software and device drivers. b While the notebook is called a factory recovery. b Click Recovery, then click Next. Gateway System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a language and keyboard layout, then click Next. 5 Click...
...drive and re-install all factory software: 1 If you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. Your notebook restarts. 2 If you can access important files on your hard drive, back them up...password (if any pre-installed software and device drivers. b While the notebook is called a factory recovery. b Click Recovery, then click Next. Gateway System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a language and keyboard layout, then click Next. 5 Click...
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... is complete window opens. 10 Click Finish, then click Restart. To perform a full factory recovery without data backup, click Full factory recovery, then click Next. A list of the system recovery. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup in step 8, you have backed up to c:\backup. - Your notebook...
... is complete window opens. 10 Click Finish, then click Restart. To perform a full factory recovery without data backup, click Full factory recovery, then click Next. A list of the system recovery. www.gateway.com 8 To perform a recovery with data backup (recommended), click Recovery with automatic data backup in step 8, you have backed up to c:\backup. - Your notebook...
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For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on -screen instructions. 5 After Windows is completely re-installed, use the software and driver recovery discs you created to recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Press the arrow keys to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on page 97. 104
For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on -screen instructions. 5 After Windows is completely re-installed, use the software and driver recovery discs you created to recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook 4 Press the arrow keys to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on page 97. 104
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..." on page 106. 4 Turn off your original drive with a higher-capacity drive. Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. If you would like more hard drive capacity, you want to transfer to replace the hard drive kit. www...
..." on page 106. 4 Turn off your original drive with a higher-capacity drive. Hard drive bay To replace the hard drive kit: 1 Create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc using the Gateway Recovery Center. If you would like more hard drive capacity, you want to transfer to replace the hard drive kit. www...
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... DVD drive, then restart your notebook. 22 When the prompt "Press any key to insert your keyboard and follow the on your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any Express cards. 114 As part of the process you may be prompted to boot from CD...
... DVD drive, then restart your notebook. 22 When the prompt "Press any key to insert your keyboard and follow the on your Drivers and Applications Recovery disc. 23 Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any Express cards. 114 As part of the process you may be prompted to boot from CD...
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www.gateway.com VGA 10, 64 wired Ethernet 22 wired network 22 copyright notice 152 D default printer 138 dialing codes 82 dial-up modem 10, 23 adjusting ... 117 diskette drive troubleshooting 117 display brightness 48 switching 31 troubleshooting 118 display properties adjusting 65 documentation User Guide 2 double-clicking 41 dragging 42 drivers recovery discs 93, 97 re-installing 92 drives DVD 56 DVD/CD-RW 9, 56 DVD±RW 9, 56 hard drive 11, 111 HD DVD 56 HD...
www.gateway.com VGA 10, 64 wired Ethernet 22 wired network 22 copyright notice 152 D default printer 138 dialing codes 82 dial-up modem 10, 23 adjusting ... 117 diskette drive troubleshooting 117 display brightness 48 switching 31 troubleshooting 118 display properties adjusting 65 documentation User Guide 2 double-clicking 41 dragging 42 drivers recovery discs 93, 97 re-installing 92 drives DVD 56 DVD/CD-RW 9, 56 DVD±RW 9, 56 hard drive 11, 111 HD DVD 56 HD...
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... 13, 14 password bank 38 troubleshooting 122 tutorial 34 using 34 Fn key 30, 31 folders opening 41 function keys 30 G Gateway contact information 2 model number 3 serial number 3 Support 3 Gateway Recovery Center re-installing drivers 95 re-installing programs 95 156 re-installing software 95 H hard drive bay 11 indicator 28 installing 111...
... 13, 14 password bank 38 troubleshooting 122 tutorial 34 using 34 Fn key 30, 31 folders opening 41 function keys 30 G Gateway contact information 2 model number 3 serial number 3 Support 3 Gateway Recovery Center re-installing drivers 95 re-installing programs 95 156 re-installing software 95 H hard drive bay 11 indicator 28 installing 111...
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... color quality 66 port 10 screen resolution 66 troubleshooting 140 using 31, 66 Properties button 46 R radio approval authorities 83 radio frequency wireless connections 83 RAM See memory rebooting notebook 26 recalibrating battery 72 recharging battery 70 recovering defaults 102 drivers 92 programs 92 software 92 system 91 Windows 92 with Gateway Recovery Center 95...
... color quality 66 port 10 screen resolution 66 troubleshooting 140 using 31, 66 Properties button 46 R radio approval authorities 83 radio frequency wireless connections 83 RAM See memory rebooting notebook 26 recalibrating battery 72 recharging battery 70 recovering defaults 102 drivers 92 programs 92 software 92 system 91 Windows 92 with Gateway Recovery Center 95...
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...19 reducing eye strain 18 setting up computer 19 sitting at computer 19 static electricity 106 scanner installing 62 USB port 7, 9 screen resolution 66 troubleshooting 118, 140 screen objects getting information 42 moving 42 selecting 41 scroll zone 40 security startup password 84 while travelling 84 security features ...opening menu 42 shutting down notebook 25, 26 Sleep mode 25, 31, 75 system key 31 Snapshot button 47 160 SO-DIMM See memory software recovery discs 93, 97 re-installing 92 sound adjusting 33, 49 controls 49 muting 33, 44, 45, 49 troubleshooting 139 speakers built-in 12,...
...19 reducing eye strain 18 setting up computer 19 sitting at computer 19 static electricity 106 scanner installing 62 USB port 7, 9 screen resolution 66 troubleshooting 118, 140 screen objects getting information 42 moving 42 selecting 41 scroll zone 40 security startup password 84 while travelling 84 security features ...opening menu 42 shutting down notebook 25, 26 Sleep mode 25, 31, 75 system key 31 Snapshot button 47 160 SO-DIMM See memory software recovery discs 93, 97 re-installing 92 sound adjusting 33, 49 controls 49 muting 33, 44, 45, 49 troubleshooting 139 speakers built-in 12,...
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... guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge." 3 Turn off your notebook. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are trademarks or registered trademarks of the bags provide electrostatic protection. • Always hold components by their.... Contact Gateway Customer Care at most electronics stores) and attach it . ESD can permanently damage electrostatic discharge-sensitive components in your Reference Guide for software and device driver recovery" in the United States and other grounded connection. • Touch ...
... guidelines under "Preventing static electricity discharge." 3 Turn off your notebook. Important If you cannot create a Drivers and Applications Recovery disc, Gateway may send you are trademarks or registered trademarks of the bags provide electrostatic protection. • Always hold components by their.... Contact Gateway Customer Care at most electronics stores) and attach it . ESD can permanently damage electrostatic discharge-sensitive components in your Reference Guide for software and device driver recovery" in the United States and other grounded connection. • Touch ...